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In U7, you have completed four platform projects. The final project is completing just now and there is some anxiety about how to integrate the account of this project into U8s contextual report. Make sure you acknowledge the fourth project. Don’t pretend it isn’t there. However, you don’t need to describe it in the same… Continue reading Four Platform Projects…

If you are unsure of how to align your platform projects with a bigger thematic, just think of the thematic as describing the conversation that your work is contributing to… You can evidence the conversation by reference to books and ideas and to the personalities that have inspired you. The thematic should help you position… Continue reading Thematics (update)

The section of conclusions at the end of your report is not very long, but it is important. The conclusion is usually provides a quick summary of what you have done. This is your learning journey. Try and write a few sentences about how the thematic and your projects align, and how they have developed… Continue reading Conclusions…

Here is the structure document for the U8 contextual report. I was thinking about this whilst listening to the stage three students share their insights about their U7 PDF presentations form last year. You can watch the recording of that session if you missed it. Proposed Structure for U8 Contextual Report (2500 words) and here… Continue reading Structure and Signposts in Presentation

The title of U8 is, Identifying Communities of Practice…so far, you have been considering this through looking back at your U7 projects. Now, as we approach the end of the unit, it is time to use everything you have done to look forward into stage three. Your U8 text includes up to four platform project… Continue reading Feeding Forward…

Finding a Research Question…Not everyone starts with a clear research question in mind. And things may change as you go along. That is why I haven’t mentioned the research question before now. Once you have begun to develop your own practical projects, and to consider the thematic background to your work, in relation to the… Continue reading Finding a Research Question

One of the terms that Pierre Bourdieu uses in his field theory is, cultural capital. This term is used to distinguish a relative status enjoyed by certain people based on what they know, how they look, and how they behave…In certain circumstances, these characteristics can compensate for, and be leveraged against the lack of traditional… Continue reading Cultural Capital

I have already posted about the structure, sequence and proportion of presentation. You can capture this through the elaboration of a table of contents for your text. Use headings for the larger sections (chapters) introduction, thematic, the research question, evidence, analysis and conclusion and use sub-headings for the different sub-sections within each of these larger… Continue reading A Table of Contents…

Designing + Referencing Introduction – Using References For Accuracy The conventions of academic presentation require that your work be supported by reference and citation. This means that you acknowledge the words and ideas of others, and upon which your own work stands. The appeal to other authors and their ideas makes your own work stronger by providing a… Continue reading (UX)Referencing + Designing

These books will be familiar to visitors at the Whitechapel Gallery, London. They are collections of essays about various themes and are published by the Whitechapel in association with the MIT press. The books comprise a variety of essays about and around the thematics and technics attaching to a specific interest, as expressed in contemporary… Continue reading (books) Themes+Technics